Access to the Service

The provision is open to all relevant members of the school and college communities, where the head teachers and governors have made their diocesan contribution. Full online access and booking facilities through the DEEP Trust portal of the Diocesan website are under development.

Provision

A description of programmes is set out in the Courses & Bookings section of the website.

1. Access to all visioning group meetings (with a corresponding commitment to guarantee full attendance)
2. Access to INSET sessions, seminars, workshops, briefing meetings, i.e. teachers, teaching assistants, school leaders, support staff, mentors, chaplains, governors, clergy, Caritas and office for education staff
3. Access to local RC school networks as they are introduced

Advice

1. Advice for schools on regional, national and international CPD opportunities
2. Facilitation in the establishment of mutual interest school and college networks
3. Access to support and advice from Liverpool Hope University
4. Access to succession planning documentation for RC schools and colleges
5. Advice on CPD brokerage services to schools and colleges, e.g. external religious organisations and University departments

Accreditation

1. Elements of the programmes currently on offer are part of an accreditation scheme through Liverpool Hope University and St Mary’s University College, Twickenham. 
2. The Trust will work with Liverpool Hope to widen the established modular scheme for Continuing Professional Development leading to graduate and other professional awards.
3. The Trust will establish links with other professional associations to enable schools to be recognised and celebrate their work (e.g. Leading Aspect Award).

Best Practice

1. Identifying “best practice” relating to schools and colleges growing and strengthening in their distinctive nature and contributing to the Mission of the Church
2. Facilitating the communication and sharing of that “best practice”
3. Access to any resources produced by collaborative networks funded by the Trust

Representation

1. Representation of educational needs and priorities to the Diocese of Salford, Schools Commission
2. Representation for the resourcing of CPD provision to the Diocese of Salford, Department for Formation
3. Representative for Diocesan schools to the Catholic Training Partnership (North West)
4. Representation to Higher Education CPD departments
5. Representation to the Directorate of the Catholic Education Service

Service Standards

The Trust will operate a quality assurance scheme through:

1. Reviews with the visioning group
2. Analysing of course evaluations
3. Surveying users views
4. Using external evaluators

Exceptions
There are only a few exceptions to the open access arrangements, which exist because of the greater costs, for example:

The Catholic Leadership Programme
The CCRS programme
The Head Teacher conferences

Commercial Background

Pathways and Participation
The access to the DEEP Trust is available to all related members of a school staff community, where the school has paid its annual diocesan contribution. The diocesan contribution is collected from schools & colleges on an annual basis, in April of the financial year. Schools not making their contribution will be required to stand the individual costs of the provision.